
Acting
John Joseph Edward “Jack” Cassidy (March 5, 1927 – December 12, 1976) was an American actor of stage, film and screen.
His frequent professional persona was that of an urbane, super-confident egotist with a dramatic flair, much in the manner of Broadway actor Frank Fay. Cassidy perfected this character to such an extent that he was cast as the legendary John Barrymore in the feature film W.C. Fields and Me. The role of the vain, shallow, buffoon-like newsman Ted Baxter on TV's The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) was written with Cassidy in mind. However, Cassidy turned down the role, feelin…

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Damon Runyon

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Jules Rosen

W.C. Fields and Me
as John Barrymore

The Eiger Sanction
as Miles Mellough

Death Among Friends
as Chico Donovan

Knuckle
as Patrick Delafield

The Phantom of Hollywood
as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner

June Moon
as Paul Sears

A Time For Love
as Tom Pierson

Your Money or Your Wife
as Josh Darwin

Matt Helm
as Buckman · 1 ep.

Barnaby Jones
as Craig Woodridge · 1 ep.

Banyon
as Grey Gloves · 1 ep.

The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self · 3 ep.

Columbo
as The Great Santini · 1 ep.

Great Performances
as Paul Sears · 1 ep.

Cannon
as Gen. James O'Hara · 1 ep.

Alias Smith and Jones
as Harry Wagoner · 1 ep.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Hal Baxter · 1 ep.

Night Gallery
as Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel") · 1 ep.